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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Scripture Thursday ~ Spring Cleaning

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew
6:19-21

What is it about spring
that makes us want to clean or clean out everything? Is it the fact that the days are longer, the
sun brighter and we can see the cobwebs and dust bunnies that have accumulated
over the winter? Regardless of the
reason, spring seems to be a time to clean out, organize, throw out, and give away.

Some of you may have
watched or heard of the television program Hoarders. A reality program about people who have accumulated
“things” they don’t need, can’t possibly use, and do not have the space to
keep. It eventually reaches a critical
point. I have to admit I have some
hoarding tendencies - - perhaps it’s just a drawer for you, or a room, or even
your whole house. . . I have a feeling I’m not alone in this.

Today’s verse reminds
us not to accumulate beyond what we need.
Jesus doesn’t want our treasure to lie in our temporary possessions. He tells us - where our treasure is, that’s
where our heart will be. He wants our
heart to be focused on heavenly things. If
we place our hope in Him as our treasure, our hearts will be focused in the
right direction.

Thank you for an excellent post, Abby. I think as crafters we face a greater chance of collecting more than we need or could possibly ever use. When I watch Hoarders it makes me want to clean out stuff. lol

Yes, Abby I also need to do some cleaning and I just love that there is nothing on this earth that I need to be a child of God! I just need Jesus. Wonderful devotion dear friend. Hope to be able to play at some point this week as busy has overtaken me!

I've found when people have a true "hoarding" problem, there are other issues in their lives that they need to deal with! Hoarding is ONLY A SYMPTOM!!!!!! Whether it be hoarding things or animals etc.! NICE post today Abby! To keep SANE, we NEED to focus on Christ!!!!!!!!!! :)

You've done a beautiful job once again of sharing some thing that is lovely to both to eye, and to the heart. May God bless you for sharing His love through art. You are such a tremendous blessing to me!Hugs and Blessings to you,Karen LWord Art Wednesday

Wonderful verse and very wise reminders, Abby. I'm not a hoarder at all, I'm actually the opposite, a HUGE believer of less is best. Problem is I live with three other people. ;) But they're not too terrible. I think we're down to one messy kitchen drawer that I'm hoping to tackle this week because I organized my entire kitchen last week. I think it is amazing that even though I organize so often, a little clutter finds its way back if I'm not careful. You can also overdo it with perfection so there has to be a good balance. I've watched Hoarders and every single time I finish one episode, I get up and start organizing and getting rid of excess even where there's none. ;) I feel so terrible for those folks. I used to volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association and in many of their seminars I'd hear experts speaking about how important it is to remove excess for a healthy mind. They actually recommend having fewer items and furniture pieces for loved ones suffering from AD, but I think it is very beneficial to everyone.Thank you for sharing. Always great to stop by.Hugs,Marcia

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